Jacque Made: a place to share my creative side.

My niece, Cate, happened to turn 6 years old while she was visiting us in AZ! Her mom and I were thrilled because that meant that we could have the party together! Cate wanted a Trolls themed party, so Jaime went with it. The cake turned out amazing and adorable, right? How cute are the little toadstools?! Jaime bought them off Etsy a few years ago. She uses them a lot in parties. The little edible flowers are from Walmart, and the banner she made with pink straws, twine, and cardstock. Jaime put up these colorful balloons above the food table. I love how they made a big impact for not a lot of money. I made these rainbow cupcakes. I think they're so cute and perfect for this theme. Jaime served hot dogs, homemade mac 'n' cheese, salad, and fruit for the meal. If you've never made homemade macaroni and cheese, you must try it, at least once. It is really delicious, and not hard at all. Jaime and I love this recipe . I skip the step about adding ...

One of Avery's sweet friends, Baylee, had an adorable puppy themed birthday party that I wanted to share with you all. Baylee recently got a new puppy, so this party was a perfect choice for her. (And Avery is just a tad bit obsessed with dogs, so she was ecstatic to attend this party!) It was seriously so cute. My friend, Angie, did such a great job putting it all together. Every detail was perfectly pink and girly and puppy! When the girls arrived, they each found a cute brown box with their very own stuffed animal puppy inside that Baylee had chosen specifically for each of her friends. Then, the girls made their puppies collars with beads. I loved the letter beads. They each got to put the first initial of their puppy on their collar... so cute! Angie got all her boxes and beads supplies at Hobby Lobby. The cute puppy stuffed animals are from Claire's. You can get them on sale, buy 3 get 3 free often there. I know they also sell them at Michael's as well as other ...